“ All I kept thinking about, over and over, was 'You can't live forever, you can't live forever.' ”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925). copy citation
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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| Source | The Great Gatsby |
| Topic | life finitude |
| Date | 1925 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200041.txt |
Context
“When we came into the station he was next to me, and his white shirt-front pressed against my arm, and so I told him I'd have to call a policeman, but he knew I lied. I was so excited that when I got into a taxi with him I didn't hardly know I wasn't getting into a subway train. All I kept thinking about, over and over, was 'You can't live forever; you can't live forever.' »
She turned to Mrs McKee and the room rang full of her artificial laughter.
«My dear,» she cried, «I'm going to give you this dress as soon as I'm through with it. I've got to get another one tomorrow.” source
She turned to Mrs McKee and the room rang full of her artificial laughter.
«My dear,» she cried, «I'm going to give you this dress as soon as I'm through with it. I've got to get another one tomorrow.” source
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